Black Ginger and Improved Glucose Tolerance

• Glucose Tolerance Test and Pharmacokinetic Study of Kaempferia parviflora Extract in Healthy Subjects.

  • 2019-05-25
  • RCT
  • Nutrients 11(5)
  • • Bungorn Sripanidkulchai
    • Catheleeya Mekjaruskul
    • Rosawan Areemit
    • Areewan Cheawchanwattana
    • Jiraporn Sithithaworn

  • PubMed: 31130666
  • DOI: 10.3390/nu11051176

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  • Improved Glucose Tolerance

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  The results showed that glucose metabolism via oral glucose tolerance test was not affected by KP extract. Blood glucose levels of volunteers at 120 min after glucose loading were able to be returned to initial levels in placebo, KP 90 mg/day, and KP 180 mg/day groups both at baseline and 28-days of administration.

  Effect

  Neutral

  Effect size

  Small

  Significant

  No

  Dose

  90 mg/day and 180 mg/day